The Secret Life of Trees
The Early Years
Season 1 Episode 1 of 3
Cameras follow the lives of trees, from tiny seeds to towering giants. Discover how they grow, communicate, and find water, even in the driest places. The first episode features young trees, and reveals how they magically transform from minute seeds into mature adults. But with fewer than one in a thousand seeds reaching adulthood, a tree's early years are the most treacherous of its life. Michael Palin narrates
The Secret Life of Trees airs on 5 +1 at 10:00 PM, Friday 25 July. (Subtitles, new, series.)
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Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Environment
Michael Palin
Narrator
Nathan Budd
Producer
Lucy Carter
Executive Producer
Helen Docherty
Executive Producer